I met Ron Jefferson in Paris when I was working at the 'Bilboquet' the old 'Club St. Germain". I had become aware of his playing through buying Les McCann records. He was a very entertaining man & besides being an excellent drummer he was also very creative. Always full of surprises, I would watch him for ages while he carried on a conversation with people sat close to the drum kit.'Vous estes swing madame? Git in there.' He usually had a little white pipe upside down in his mouth. This record is worth just to hear him play but Tricky Loftons sound is unique. Gerald Wilson's arrangements were also at the cutting edge in the early sixties when this was recorded.